===Island Girls' Reunion===

In July of this past summer, a chance remark between two school friends led to an unexpected meeting of girlfriends of all ages, as the very first ever Island Girls Reunion was spawned.
Allan`s Island is connected to greater Lamaline by a man-made causeway. Back in the day, it featured its own school, stores, and church. Today, it is more centralized, with one school and grocery store in Lamaline, but the church is still on the island, serving its mainly Roman Catholic parishioners.
Together, Ann Haley-Lambe and Valerie Thornhill, and later Ann Walsh Flannigan, gathered the interest of other island girls, using the social network, emails and word of mouth. The response was astonishing, and within six short weeks, the very first Island Girls Reunion was held.
 Starting out from St. Josephs Academy in Lamaline an approximately twenty car Cavalcade was escorted to Allan`s Island led  and followed by the Town of Lamaline Fire Department. With lights flashing and sirens blaring,the brightly decorated vehicles made a grand impression. It also made memories not quickly forgotten. Once at our destination on Allan`s Island, Town Counsellor Les Lovell officially kick started the day with an welcome speech from the town, and a Town of Lamaline pin for each of the 38 attendees.Because of the short notice, several ladies could not alter their schedules to attend, but have already committed to next years reunion.
Visiting with friends, laughing, walks to the Grotto, to the Lighthouse, picture taking, eating, a Remember When session, which brought hysterical laughter, some tears, and a Roast of a  well remembered school teacher  with stories that she never would have believed. Or maybe she would have. At any rate, we missed you Ms Kate Elliott! Maybe next year...
Kate Edwards, AKA Buddywhatshername, had us rolling on the floor as she told us we `ad to be àppy`( complete with music and costume.) The mummers, not to be outdone, entertained with their rendition of The Mummers Dance.
We all trooped to the top of the island, where we made a fire, roasted caplin, ate homemade bread and butter, drank tea from a billycan, viewed the Lighthouse through a fine fog, It was WONDERFUL!!!
Back at the meeting grounds, we discovered we had had a visitor in our absence. A dog had wandered in and ATE THE BOLOGNA!!!!
The day ended with a circle and a singing of `Till We Meet Again`.....and a promise to do this again next year. And so we shall! It is already in the planning!